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Assurance - Promise, Christian Living, Giving Thanks

Security

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Day 21 – Security

Genesis 50:19-21 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)
19 And Joseph said unto them, “Fear not; for am I in the place of God?

20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good to bring to pass as it is this day, to save many people alive.

21 Now therefore fear ye not; I will nourish you and your little ones.” And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them. via Genesis 50:19-21 KJ21 – And Joseph said unto them Fear not; for – Bible Gateway.

The security of Joseph.
Admittedly, I am not in the same league as Joseph when it comes to appropriating security as my own. But I’m learning!

What does the Text say?
What you meant for evil, God meant for good.

In this context Joseph is reunited with his brothers after many years of separation. A separation they conspired. They hated Joseph. They intended him great harm. And Jehovah allowed it. For a reason and a season.  For reasons that Joseph did not comprehend and for a season’s length that he did not know. But Joseph learned to live in the here and now security of the good purposes of God. It did not happen overnight, but it did happen.

It is not happening overnight for me either, but it is happening. And today is a good day to give thanks for the Security I have in the here and now in The Great I AM. To appropriate for myself that whatever comes my way today, even the evil intents of others, ABBA, is bringing good from it.

Perhaps you would like to join me in giving thanks that ABBA is bring good from every evil assault plotted against you too.

For days 1 – 20, click HERE. To pray, click HERE.

Brave the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie

Celebrations, Christian Living, Giving Thanks

A Dream

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Day 20 – A Dream

I had a dream. A dream with such a message that I can hardly wait to write it and click the publish button. At this point, I’m not sure of the title though.

A Dream
A No Bill
Zero Balance
Etc.

Here’s the dream. The mail came. There was an envelope. I saw the return address. A big sigh. What will the balance be? Dread. Fear. How will I pay it?

I opened it. The paper was triple folded, you know the kind.  But wait! It’s blank! There is no balance due!!

Then I woke up.

To me it means HE paid my bill.
I owe nothing.
My SIN DEBT is paid in full!
Perhaps it is time to wake up – wake up and tell the GOOD NEWS to every man, woman, boy and girl.

It’s Sunday. A day for worshipping together – don’t miss it!

Be ye thankful!!

Oh, ABBA, thank You. Thank You. Thank You JESUS for paying my sin debt. Thank You, HOLY SPIRIT, for delivering to me faith to believe.  Thank You, ABBA, for a zero balance as to my sin debt and thank You for the debt of love I now owe. It is a pleasure to pay; remind me least I forget.

Romans 13:
8 Owe no man anything, but to love one another, for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
via Romans 13 KJ21 – Let every soul be subject unto the – Bible Gateway.

12The night is far gone and the day is almost here. . . .   .
via Romans 13 AMP – LET EVERY person be loyally subject to – Bible Gateway.

For days 1 – 19 click HERE and to pray for those who need you, click HERE.

Brave the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie

 

Christian Living, Forgiveness, Giving Thanks

Ruthie

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Day 19  — Ruthie

I had a heavy case of the warm fuzzies about Ruthie and was eager to write about her today. To sing her praises, to gush about my thankfulness for her.  You see Ruthie came quietly to us. It seems she made her presence known right around the time Jerry’s Mother, Ruth, (hence the name Ruthie) passed away. Ruthie was rib-counting thin when she rubbed her soft grey head on the legs of my jeans. Instantly I was in deep like. And the man who has professed for 65 years that he does not like cats, well …. you should see how much he does not like her. She’s not rib-counting thin any more.

So even before slipping out of bed to start my Fly Lady routine, I was thinking about how to begin Today’s Giving Thanks devotion.  It would be entitled Ruthie. I thought about how blessed we are to have her companionship. Hubby now has a cat and a Kat to walk the driveway with him in the mornings as he is leaving for work. And one of them even meets him on the drive all cuddly and purring in the evening when he comes home. (Need I tell you which one?) We marvel over how she understands ‘no’ and obeys rather than darting into the house as she so longs to do. How she stretches in the sunshine; how patting a pile of soft towels just once was enough for her to return to them each evening.

Ruthie. Sweet Ruthie. My friend, my outside trusted companion. Until — this morning.

What did I do? What did I say? How could she have hissed and slapped at me that way? She’s never done it before.  Why now?

I instantly drew back. My heart so wounded. My feelings were hurt. How can I trust you now, Ruthie?

Oh the things we learn if we are teachable.

Forgiveness.

Do you have a Ruthie who has hissed at you? Perhaps you don’t know what you said to cause her to react the way she did. Perhaps you can pray and ABBA will lead you in approaching her again.

Good companions like Ruthie don’t come along everyday.

Ephesians 4:32 New International Version (NIV)
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. via Eph 4:32 NIV – Be kind and compassionate to one – Bible Gateway.

ABBA, thank you for Ruthie. Please help me forgive her and throw not away the gift of friendship. Thank You for this day; for each precious IDOK and Reader. I ask HOLY SPIRIT that You use this post to bless and mend and love on people everywhere. Amen and amen in JESUS name.

Days 1 – 18 click HERE. And HERE for praying for others.

Worship corporately tomorrow!

Keep Braving the Dark with The LIGHT,
Kathie